GREEN

“Going Green” this seems to be the catch phrase of the year. But truly how new is this concept and how long before it falls out of our vocabulary (again). I remember not to long ago a big environmental push to recycle, plant more trees and cut down less rain forest in the early 90s. And although I wasn’t around for it history tells us of the 60’s where being “one with the earth” was the thing to do. Like most fads in this country the concept of being “green” fell out of the news and therefore the public consciousness. Now it is back with a vengeance. And I hope for the sake of our planet and future generations that this time it sticks and that more people make lifestyle changes that will affect in a positive way our planet and her ability to sustain life for generations to come.

Generations to come - I never really put too much thought into this phrase. I have always felt like the day when our planet can no longer support our life is far far into the future. After some reading and research I don’t think it is that far away. In fact I truly believe that in Miriam’s lifetime catastrophic changes to our environment could occur and that scares me. I want our children and our children’s children and many more generations to enjoy all this planet has to offer. So how do we change a future that seems so bleak and how do we face what seems like such a daunting tasks?

The only answer I can think of is start at home, make some small changes I truly believe that if every household made some small changes it would help change our world and our environment – the “Think Globally Act Locally” phrase has some merit. Ryan and I are following the “Reduce Reuse and Recycle” philosophy. I have to be honest this really excites me and is something that I feel is very important. I am planning a series of post on this, how we plan on sticking to each idea, what we do everyday to accomplish this and what we plan to do. So stay tuned for some exciting posts on “being green and going green”